[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Unity 3-14-1984 by Res. No.
R81183AA. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Each
volunteer fire company, to be recognized as a volunteer fire company
within the Township, must comply with the following rules and regulations:
(1)
The company must be formally recognized as complying
with all state and local requirements and be formally organized as
an entity with officers and authority given to those officers to act
on behalf of the various companies in regards to those matters relating
to the Township of Unity.
(2)
Each company must have a Fire Chief and an Assistant
Fire Chief. The Chief of the respective volunteer fire companies shall
be a member of the Unity Township Fire Bureau.
(3)
Each member of each fire company must attend meetings
and must obtain sufficient fire-fighting training so as to qualify
as a fireman with the respective company to which he belongs.
(4)
The Fire Chief of each company or the Assistant Fire
Chief in those instances where the Fire Chief is not available must
attend regular meetings of the Unity Township Fire Bureau. In order
to qualify, the fire company through its representative may miss two
meetings per year. If the company is unrepresented by the Chief or
Assistant Chief at more than two meetings, the company will not be
recognized as eligible to receive Township benefits.
(5)
The Fire Bureau shall meet on the first Tuesday of
each month at 7:00 p.m.
(7)
All companies must keep records available for personnel
training and vehicular maintenance and shall make them available for
inspection upon request by the Township Supervisors.
(8)
It is fully understood that the year for purposes
of enforcement of this chapter shall begin on the first day of April
of each year and end on the 31st day of March of the following year.
(9)
The Supervisors further reserve the right to add additional
guidelines by way of resolution which shall be binding upon those
volunteer fire companies which want to be recognized as a volunteer
fire company within the Township of Unity.
(10)
Each fire company must also agree to supply adequate
fire protection to the citizens of the Township of Unity.
B.
Those
fire companies complying with all of the rules and regulations established
by this chapter shall be recognized as a volunteer fire company within
the Township of Unity and be entitled to receive all of the benefits
supplied by the Township of Unity.
